The meeting of Culver City Unified School Board on Dec. 9, 2025 saw a new president, Stephanie Loredo, move into the leadership role. As scheduled for the end of the year, the board ‘changed chairs’ and members will all be serving in new positions.
“I’m honored to step into the role of president and grateful for the work and collaboration with my colleagues to support and improve Culver City’s educational environment,” said Loredo. “Our schools deserve leadership that centers achievement, inclusion, and opportunity. I’m committed to working with families, educators, and interest holders to ensure that our district’s students, teachers and administrators have the support they need to thrive.”
Loredo is the first Filipino American woman to hold the top leadership position on a governing board in Culver City and the broader Westside Los Angeles region. In her new position, she will set the school district’s agenda to increase student achievement, generate monetary resources, and strengthen community relations.
In a statement about his year as the board president – and the youngest elected official in the state – Triston Ezidore offered his thanks “to the people who make this district extraordinary. To our teachers, staff, students, and families; thank you. Thank you for your partnership, your passion, your resilience, and your belief in what we can achieve when we work together. Every milestone we reached this year reflects your dedication to our students and our community.”
Looking back at what the board accomplished over the last year, Ezidore noted that they had “spearheaded a Project Labor Agreement centered on local hire, apprenticeships, and equity, expanded CTE and career pathway opportunities, developed arts integration partnerships for LA28, celebrated a 97.2 percent graduation rate (up 3.6 points from the previous year,) hired the new superintendent Dr. Alfonso Jiménez, increased Black student achievement and literacy rates, and secured a $2.5 million investment from the City of Culver City, and tood up to the Republican administration’s attacks on public education.”
Loredo noted that she is looking forward to “continue fostering a culture of care in the Culver City school district by supporting policies and practices around academic excellence, educational equity, fiscal responsibility, environmental sustainability, and community engagement. She seeks to uphold the district’s mission of delivering safe, inclusive, high-quality public education to all students in Culver City.”
Brian Guerrero will now take on the role of vice president, Andrew Lachman is named as clerk, and Lindsey Carlson will be the parliamentarian.
Judith Martin-Straw
